Cheap Hawaii Airfares - Fly for Less

Airlines begin posting flight prices and schedules from 6 to 11 months in advance, but shopping too early returns larger fares.

When possible start shopping for airfare about 120 days in advance; that's usually a good time frame to begin looking.

The best reason to do this is so that you can get a feel for airplane ticket prices and it will also help you decide on your overall travel budget.

There is no "chisled in stone" rule that is fool-proof concerning how far in advance you should book tickets, but looking earlier gives you more chances to find a reasonable fare.

At some point in time you just have to trust your own judgment and buy the ticket. I personally find that the 8 to 10 week in advance period generally gets a fare that is good.

If you aren't afraid to roll the dice some of the best deals can be the last minute deals. However, if this is a rare, or once in a lifetime trip? Most people don't want to take the chance of not getting a flight.

Whether you are booking in advance, or at the last minute,
here's one of my favorite places to check fares...

When it comes to saving money you can almost always get better pricing online. There are some considerations and exceptions however. If you have limited online experience, have an internet connection that's slow (times out) or are planning a trip that will require a lot of extra planning? You might want to consider using a travel agent.

If you want to book online here are 5 of the more popular sites to book airfare on; in no particular order - Expedia, Orbitz, HotWire, Travelocity and Priceline. You should always shop at least 3 sites to get a better range of pricing.

Other than the sites listed above, here is another site that you may be able to find cheap airfare to Hawaii on . . . AirFareWatchdog.com

When it comes to finding cheap Hawaii airfares, do your homework! There can be BIG price differences - fares fluctuate and the best fares can actually flip.

Here's what I found: I compared flying into Honolulu International Airport (HNL) on the Island of Oahu versus flying into Lihue Airport (LIH) on Kauai Island.

A sample fare that I checked in June of 2009 . . . leaving on a Wednesday in August and returning on a Saturday 10 days later looked like this. From Denver, Colorado (DIA). The cheapest airfare to Honolulu? $713.00. Cheapest fare from Denver to to Lihue, Hawaii? $494.00 (both of these prices included taxes and fees).

Incredibly, when I checked these fares only 1 week later? The Honolulu fare was $557.00 and the Lihue airfare was $703.00. Yikes?!#, go figure. That is why you should look in advance AND look more than once.

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